苔丝 Chapter17
Tess did not pity him.‘I cannot because I don't believe God would change His plans just because I asked Him.’
苔丝并不同情他。“我不能。因为我相信上帝不会因为我的请求就改变他的安排。”
‘Who told you that?’
“谁这么跟你说的?”
‘My husband.’
“我的丈夫。”
‘Ah，your dear husband… Tell me what he believes.’
“啊，你亲爱的丈夫……告诉我，他都相信些什么。”
Tess explained，as clearly as she could remember，Angel's beliefs.Alec watched her closely.
苔丝根据记忆，尽可能清楚地阐述着安吉尔的信念。亚历克密切地注视着他。
‘The fact is，you just believe whatever he says.That's just like you women!’
“事实上就是，你相信他说的每一句话。你们女人都是这样的。”
‘Ah，that's because he knows everything!’Tess replied with enthusiasm.‘What is good enough for him is good enough for me.’
“哦，那是因为他知道一切事情!”苔丝充满激情地回答道，“对他足够好的东西对我同样足够好。”
‘H'm，interesting，’murmured d’Urberville.‘Perhaps he understands religion better than old Mr Clare.Perhaps he's right not to attach too much importance to the Bible and to fixed ideas.Perhaps I was wrong to become a preacher.Today I should be preaching at half-past two，and here I am!My passion for you was too strong for me!’
“哼，真有意思，”德怕咕哝着，“也许他比老克莱尔先生更好地理解了宗教。也许他是对的，不要太受《圣经》和那些教条观念的束缚。也许是我错了，竟想成为一个传教士。今天，我应该在两点半的时候讲道，但是我在这儿!我对你的感情太炽烈了!”
‘You have let all those people down?They are waiting for you!’
“你让那些人都失望了?他们正在等着你呢!”
‘What do I care?You are the one woman I have always wanted.Why have you tempted me away from religion?I can't resist you!’His black eyes flashed passionately.He advanced towards her.
“我在乎什么?你一直是我想要的女人。为什么你把我从宗教信仰里诱惑出来了?我无法抵御你!”他的黑眼睛显露出心荡神驰的情欲，他一步步朝她靠近。
‘I couldn't help your seeing me again!’cried Tess，moving nervously away from him.‘Please leave me!Remember I am married!Remember I can't defend myself!’
“我无法让你不再见到我!”苔丝叫着，神经质地从他身边闪开，“请离开我吧!记住我已经结婚了!记住我无法保护自己!”
Alec stopped，turned，and went out without another word.But he went on thinking of Angel's religious logic，as explained by Tess.It seemed to make sense.‘That clever husband doesn't know that his ideas may lead me back to her!’he laughed to himself.
亚历克不动了，一句话也没再说，转身走了出去。但是，他还在继续思考着苔丝阐述的安吉尔的宗教逻辑。它看起来合情合理。“那个聪明的丈夫不知道他的思想可能会把我重新牵回到她身边!”他在心里窃笑道。
In March the threshing-machine came for a day to Flintcomb-Ash.It was a huge red machine which ate all the corn the farm-workers could feed it.Next to it stood the engine which ran it，and the engineer.He lived in a world of fire and smoke，and was permanently black，as if he came from hell.The farmer put Tess next to the threshing-machine，so that she had the hardest and most tiring job of all.She had little chance to talk or rest，and at lunch time was about to start eating when she noticed d’Urberville approaching.He had Changed his parson's clothes and now looked just like the young gentleman she had first met at Trantridge.
3 月的一天，弗林特库姆一带来了一辆打谷机。这是一台大型的红色机器，它可以吞掉农场工人们装进去的所有麦子。它的旁边放着一台开动它的发动机，还站着一个技师。他生活在一个烟与火的世界里，永远是黑乎乎的，好像从地狱里来的一般。农场主安排苔丝站到打谷机边上，这样她就得干最繁重最乏味的活儿。她几乎没有机会说话或休息。到了午饭时间，她正准备吃饭时，看见德伯过来了。他已经换掉了那身牧师的服装，现在看起来就与她在纯瑞脊初次遇到时的那个年轻的绅士一样。
‘I am here again，you see，’he said，smiling at her.
“你看，我又来了。”他笑着对她说。
‘Why do you bother me like this?’she cried.
“你为什么老来烦我呀!”她大叫起来。
‘You trouble me!Your eyes look at me night and day.I can't forget them.Tess，when you told me about that child of ours，my feelings for you became strong again.I have lost interest in religion and it is your fault!’
“是你扰乱了我的心!你的眼睛日日夜夜地注视着我。我无法忘记它们。苔丝，当你把我们的孩子的事跟我说了的时候，我对你的感情又变得炽烈起来了。对宗教我已经失去了兴趣，这是你的罪过。”
‘You have stopped preaching?’asked Tess，shocked.
“你已经停止布道了吗?”苔丝震惊地问道。
‘I have.What a lot of stupid people they are to listen to a preacher anyway!And I am convinced that your wonderful husband's views are better than old Parson Clare's.I don't know how I became so enthusiastic!So now，here I am，my love，just as in the old times!’
“是的，停止了。总之，他们是多么愚蠢的一大群人啊，听一个传教士布道!我为你那伟大的丈夫的观点折服了，我确信他的观点比老克莱尔牧师的好。真不知道我怎么就变得热情高涨了!所以，现在，我来了，亲爱的，就像过去的日子一样!”
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